Between 3 to 6 November 2022, St Lucia Ski-Boat Club hosted a ‘ladies only’ fishing tournament, called the Queens of the Ocean Ladies Deep Sea Angling Tournament 2022. Four intrepid ladies from Hoedspruit entered a team called “Women that Fish”.
Liezl Schwartz, Marna Meintjes, Nita Scholtz and Hannah Meintjes made up the team and together they chartered a boat called Maverick (could Tom Cruise have had an influence?). Seventeen boats and two Jet ski’s took part in the tournament.
The excitement of the start of the tournament was slightly dampened by bad weather on the first day – the sea were very rough with very unstable conditions, and the fish did not play their part in making the day a fruitful one. The girls did catch a few fish but only Hannah and Nita’s Natal Snoek could be weighed.
Day 2 saw the sea conditions was just as rough as the first day and sadly, despite all the efforts and cajoling of the ocean, the team didn’t weigh in any fish.
With a continuation of the bad weather, rough seas and no fish, team “Women that Fish” took 9th place overall – a good effort under extreme conditions. But not being a team to shy away from a challenge, the effort put in saw the team take the prize for best dressed team at the ‘Rock ‘n Roll’ theme night.
The competition was a great experience and a good time was had by all. The team wishes to thank all the generous sponsors (too many to mention, but you know who you are) who made this trip possible. The team did their level best to make sure that the Hoedspruit name was held high.
